Global rank
#15
Brunei • Passport
PASSPORT • PASS • PASAPORTE
Visa-free103 · 52%
Visa on arrival27 · 14%
eTA10 · 5%
Visa required59 · 30%
World reach
70%
About the Brunei passport
Ranked #15 out of 200 in the global passport index, the Brunei passport offers more travel freedom than 93% of passports worldwide. Alongside Barbados and Bahamas, it sits among the world's strongest travel documents. Brunei citizenship is inheritable across generations, meaning children born to Brunei citizens abroad may be eligible to claim citizenship by descent.
Passport context
The top marginal income tax rate in Brunei is 0%, with capital gains taxed at 0%. The country operates a zero tax regime, with no income tax liability for residents. For expatriates, the absence of income tax makes Brunei one of the more tax-efficient jurisdictions globally.
Where Brunei passport holders can travel
AlbaniaAndorraAntigua and BarbudaAustraliaAustriaBahamasBahrainBarbadosBelgiumBelizeBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBulgariaBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCanadaCayman IslandsChinaColombiaComorosCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEstoniaEswatiniFijiFinlandFranceGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuatemalaGuinea-BissauHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndonesiaIranIrelandItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLesothoLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritiusMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMontenegroMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPalauPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSaudi ArabiaSenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSouth KoreaSpainSri LankaSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTuvaluUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVietnamZambiaZimbabwe
Where a visa is required
AfghanistanAlgeriaAngolaArgentinaArmeniaAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarusBeninBhutanBoliviaBrazilBurkina FasoCameroonCentral African RepublicChadChileCongoCubaDR CongoEquatorial GuineaEritreaEthiopiaGabonGhanaGuineaGuyanaIndiaIraqIsraelKazakhstanLebanonLiberiaLibyaMaliMauritaniaMexicoMongoliaMoroccoNauruNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaPakistanParaguaySao Tome and PrincipeSerbiaSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth SudanSudanSyriaTajikistanTogoTurkmenistanUgandaUruguayVenezuelaYemen